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NEMA issues notice to four communities

NEMA issues notice to four communities

National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has issued a notice to four communities in Imo to relocate to safer sites over a possible flooding which it said might occur any moment from now.

The four communities are: Eziorsu, Afiaofu, Orsuobodo and Ossemotto all in Ohaji/Egbema and Oguta Local Government Area

The Head of Imo/Abia Operation Office of NEMA, Mr Evan Ugoh, issued the notice on Sunday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

Ugoh said communities within the Orashi bank of River Niger might also be affected by the likely flooding.

He said the early warning alert became necessary, following the recent prediction by Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) that, Imo was among the states in Nigeria likely to be affected by flooding in 2019.

“People are usually not serious when it comes to early warning prediction, but we will continue to educate them on the need to always monitor the sea level around them and report same to authorities,” he said.

He said NEMA and other stakeholders in disaster management were alerted on the development, saying, “We are aware of the prediction and we have mobilised well in case of any emergency.“